The Clarion
Volume XXXV
A Weekly Publication of Brevard College
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., FEBRUARY 2, 1968
Number 16
1
THE A. G. MYERS DINING HALL
is pictured in the construction stage.
Work on the structure is progressing
well, and completion is slated for
early fall.
BEST Is On
The Move
The BEST Program, spon
sored by the Student National
Ediication Association of Bre
vard College, is currently gain
ing ground as it begins the last
half of its third year.
The BEST Program is the
Brevard Educational Student
Tutor project and involves the
tutoring of students at the
Brevard Elementary School by
students from Brevard College.
Various fields are included in
the program. Physical educa
tion, music, and art have been
added.
Usually, each tutor has one
student under his supervision,
aiding the student in study hab
its and providing perhaps a
better relationship than that of
the teacher- young student, thus
promoting better learning. How
ever, an entire class of physdcal
education, music, or art usual
ly is handled by one tutor. This
in itself makes the load some
what easier for the instructors
for withtin these areas, there
are only a few qualified teach
ers avaiilable. As these areas
continue to develop in the
school system of Brevard, the
tutors will undoubtedly play a
major role.
Mr. Harrison Tawney, adviser
of the SNEA of Brevard College,
has experienced success with the
program for the past two years,
and has a hopeful view for the
future of BEST.
Marc Phillips of Winchester,
Va., is Director of BEST. Bara-
'Mra Beebe of Chapel Hill, S. C.
IS the Co-ordinator of the pro
gram. Both are dedicated in
their ambitions to make BEST
succeed.
“The purpose of the program
«s in the fact that it attempts
to aid those elementary school
students in grades one through
SIX who have fallen behind in
their work as well as social
oevelopment,” Marc Phillips
explained. “In so doing, it al
lows the teacher to maintain
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College Day
The Admissions Office of Bre
vard College presented its an
nual Senior College Day pro
gram the morning of February
1 in the Dunham Fine Arts
Center Auditorium.
Each year, the college spon
sors the program as a service
to students who are interested
in transferring to four - year
colleges, and completing their
work for the Bachelor’s Degree.
Twenty sichools from North
Carolina, nine from South Car
olina, four from Tennessee, two
each from Ohio, Florida, and
Georgia were represented.
Tables were set up with a rep-
Music Ensemble
Will Perform
The first Methodist Church in
Murphy and Cullowhee, N. C.
will 'be hosts Sunday, Feb. 4, to
a vocal instrumental ensemble
from B. C. Composed of the
madrigal singers and ten mem
bers of the concert band, the
group will perform in Murphy
at 11 a. m. and in Cullowhee at
5 p. m.
Presenting a repretory of sac
red and secular, vocal and in-
trumental selections, the group,
many of whom will perform
both vocally and instrumental-
ly, will perform both acapella
and solo numbers. The program
finale will be a number em
ploying the ensemble’s entire
facilities.
Always a treat to those who
have seen them entertain the
secular part of the folk-singing
trio “Peggy, Teena and George”
will be featured. All regular
members of the touring ensem
ble, the little group is directed
by Miss Joan Moser and MiSs
Virginia Tillotson of the Mu
sic faculty and has performed
extensively at church and func
tions over North Carolina.
resentative of each institution
at each table. The representa
tives talked with the students
and provided pamphlets and ma
terials for those interested in
transferring.
Each student was allowed two
hours to visit two representa
tives. Students with classes at
both 10 and 11 A. M. were ex
cused from one of the classes
to enable them to talk to at
least one representative.
The program proved very ben
eficial to freshmen students as
well as sophomore students. It
gave the freshman a chance to
get acquainted with transfer
requirements and to make early
adjustments while it provided
ten sophomores a last minute
consultation.
Announcement
The Asheville Community
Concert Association announces
the fourth concert in the 67-68
series. Pianist Lorin Hallander
will perform at the City Audi
torium at 8:00 P. M. the evening
of Feb. 15. Featuring a variety
of selections, the program prom
ises wide appeal.
Myers Dining Hall
Is Taking Form
Plans for major expansion at Brevard College
during 1968 - 69 are being made, according to Dr.
E. K. McLarty, Jr., president. In Addition, the col
lege completed construction of a $517,000 library in
May, 1967.
SGA Chapel
Is Success
The Student Government As
sociation presented the chapel
program for last Wednesday
evening. The SGA memibers
read from the popular book
Are You Running With Me,
Jesus? by Malcolm Boyd. The
trio of George Patterson Teena
Windham, and Peggy Killian
pro->'ided inspirational music
that added greatly to the over
all mood.
Steve Hall, SGA President,
opened the program with a
brief biography of Malcolm
Boyd and a description of his
book. Hall then gave the invo
cation, and was followed in
turn by SGA members Roger
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Bauknight Is
Chapel Speaker
Bmment Professor Lehman
M. Bauknight, Jr., the father
of Brevard College student,
Dennis Bauknight, presented
a very inspirational talk to BC
students in the January 24 chap
el. Prof. Bauknight’s talk dealt
with values and citizenship with
emphasis upon patriotism.
Prof. Baiiknight is instructor
in Rural Sociology, Public Fi
nance and Agricultural Eco
nomics at Clemson University.
He is a very outspoken layman
and has presented talks to var
ious youth groups and major
organizations. He is a resident
of Easley, South Carolina, and
is a graduate of Easley High
School and Clemson University.
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The library houses 25,000
volumes and contains seminar
rooms, study booths and spec
ial sound - proof facilities for
audio visual use. Overall the
library contains 24,041 square
feet of floor space.
Presently under oonstruotion
is the A. G. Myers Dining Hall
which ,when finished in July,
will accommodate 800.
Brevard has seen a rise in
enrollment from 315 in 1957 to
645 in the fall of 1967. The col
lege’s present cafeteria facili
ties, located in the basement of
the Dunham Fine Arts Center,
have proved inadequate for
this increase in enrollment.
The new dining hall will
allow expansion of the col
lege’s Division of Fine Arts
which will be extended to in
clude the old cafeteria.
The college’s music program
has received the honor of be
ing accepted as an associate
member in the National Asso
ciation of Schools of Music dur
ing the past year.
Facilities are planned which
will allow for expansion of not
only the music program but the
programs in art and dramatics.
Renovation of facilities in
this area plus construction of
the cafeteria will involve ap
proximately $450,000 in capital
expansion funds which will be
spent in Western North Caro
lina during the present college
year.
The college also expects to
begin construction of a new
classroom building at a cost of
$481,000 in June.
NOTICE
Wednesday, February 7, a
chamber music program by the
Chicgiano Sextet will be pre
sented at 8:00 in David Miller
Jr. High School Auditorium.
S G A SPEAKS OUT
The SGA - sponsored vote
concerning academic eligibility
for student office was a one
sided affair.
BC’s student body overwhel
mingly approved the Constitu
tion of the College as the au
thority on academic standing.
The Constitution states that
anyone with a cumulative “C”
average may run for a student
office. The College Handibook
had said that students must
have at least a “C” in every
course to be eligible for office.
The television set in the soda
shop will be moved into the
student union every Saturday at
noon and left there until the
following Monday morning.
The SGA is conscious of the
lack of activity on the campus
over the weekends, and hopes
the tv will help pass the hours.
SGA is planning on bringing
a folk group to sing on campus
soon. And there are two more
exciting flicks coming up.
The SGA is considering pur
chasing single and two-seater
bicycles and renting them to
BC students. The bikes would
be stored in Jones Basement
when not in use.
SGA approved Wednesday the
Day Student - sponsored “Sadie
Hawkins Day”. The girls will
chase the fellas, drag them to
the nearest “preacher”, and
buy a marriage license (It’s a
money - raising project.) All
the action will happen in March.
Today is election day for the
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